Kong Chengan suddenly laughed out loud, but his laughter was so tragic that it made people feel uncomfortable.
"I didn't expect it! I, a dignified scholar of the Confucian family, would actually lose to a student from the Yun Kingdom. It's ridiculous! It's ridiculous!"
"I, a student of the Confucian family and even a Jinshi student of the Holy Family, are actually giving up this year's trials of various nations!"
"Haha...haha..."
Kong Chengan's mentality is very broken. This will be a lifelong shame for him.
Ke Hongwei walked over and said, "Brother Kong, victory or defeat is a common thing. Don't be too worried about it."
"As the saying goes, a hero is not judged by his success or failure. Du Ning just showed off his prestige for a while, but a villain like him will never achieve more than you in the future."
"Be aware of shame and then be brave. Brother Cheng'an should bear the humiliation and bear the burden, and he will be able to avenge his shame in the future."
Both the Ke family and the Kong family exhorted each other with red eyes.
Kong Chengan clenched his fists. Although he knew that everyone was trying to comfort him, he still found it difficult to accept such a failure.
The most important thing is that there is a problem with his bile cracking. This is definitely a very ridiculous scandal.
"Du Ning, I lost to you in this literary fight, but I'm not convinced because I haven't used the power of the Wen Gong Ancient Sword yet. If I had been more cautious and used the Wen Gong Ancient Sword directly, you would have definitely lost.
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Kong Chengan looked at Du Ning's words and felt regretful that he had underestimated the enemy too much. If he had gone all out from the beginning, the result would have been different.
However, the matter has come to this, and no matter what he says, it will not help.
Du Ning said disapprovingly: "The reason why you lost is not because you didn't use the Wen Gong Ancient Sword, but because you don't know how powerful I am at all."
"I admit that I was just careless and underestimated you." Kong Chengan said fiercely.
"You also overestimated yourself." Du Ning responded.
Kong Chengan was very angry, but he had already lost to Du Ning, so there was no point in talking any more.
"Okay, I admit failure in today's literary battle, and I announce that I will give up this year's trials of various nations." Kong Chengan gritted his teeth and said.
"As long as you keep your promise."
Du Ning no longer went to see Kong Chengan, but said to Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue: "Let's go to the cafeteria to eat."
Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue finally came to their senses and went to the cafeteria to eat with Du Ning.
Not far away, Kong Yu’s expression turned extremely ugly.
Although he had a premonition that Kong Chengan would lose, he still took a chance.
Now seeing Kong Chengan's defeat with his own eyes, it is difficult for Kong Yu to remain calm.
"Idiot! To actually lose to that Yun State student from Du Ning is to disgrace my Holy Family!"
Kong Yu yelled at Kong Chengan in his heart, and then looked fiercely at Du Ning.
"Brother Kong, the victory has been decided, give me the righteous pen!"
Fan Hetao smiled and asked Kong Yu politely.
"I am willing to admit defeat."
Kong Yu waved his hand, and the light in his sleeve flashed, and a writing brush appeared, exuding a majestic talent and power.
There was a look of reluctance in his eyes, but he still handed it to Fan Hetao ruthlessly.
"Thank you, Brother Kong. Fan accepted it with a smile."
Fan Hetao was very happy and put the Zhengqi pen into the space of Qiankun in his sleeve.
"Humph!"
Kong Yu turned around and left, hating Du Ning even more in his heart. He blamed Du Ning for losing his righteousness pen.
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Night.
The story of Du Ning's literary fight with Kong Cheng'an spread in Kongcheng at an alarming speed.
After learning that Kong Chengan failed in the literary battle and gave up participating in the trials of various countries this year, the entire Kongcheng was shocked.
Who is Kong Chengan? He is an elite Jinshi from the Holy Family, and he is also the most qualified person in the Kong family to participate in the trials of various countries.
As a result, he gave up because the literary battle failed.
This is indeed a big joke.
The most ridiculous thing is that Kong Chengan's literary courage was cracked because of this literary struggle, and it was still in Kongcheng, in Qufu Academy, on the territory that originally belonged to the Holy Family.
This is simply a family scandal that has never happened to the Kong family in the past hundred years.
Kong family.
Kong Chengan was punished to kneel outside the main hall, with his head lowered and his back bent, not daring to say a word.
In the hall, many Confucian scholars were talking about it.
"Absurd! Absurd! This is a ridiculous thing that has never happened to our Kong family in the past hundred years! As a student of the Confucius family, he actually went to fight with a student from the Yun Kingdom. Even if he won, it would be disgraceful, let alone lose.
What is this called being so embarrassed that even one's literary courage has problems? This is called humiliating oneself!"
"Cheng'an cannot be entirely blamed for this matter. He also learned about Kong Yu's humiliation in Yun State and thought that Du Ning had insulted the Kong family, so he wanted to teach Du Ning a lesson and let him know the majesty of the Kong family." p>
"Kong Yu was humiliated, what does it have to do with Kong Cheng'an? Who is he? It's his turn to stand out as a mere Jinshi? Chengshun had tried to persuade him long ago, but he just refused to listen. Do you know who Du Ning is? He
He is the most promising scholar in the Yun Kingdom and a scholar who has been on the battlefield. Kong Chengan's gambling battle with Du Ning is simply overestimating his abilities. To take a step back, even if he can beat Du Ning, if there is anything wrong with Du Ning,
This is a huge loss for the human race, and we will also be at odds with the Yun Kingdom, and the Yun Kingdom will never share the technology of the Xuanji Cannon!"
The hall suddenly became quiet.
After a long while, Kong Yu next to him suddenly said: "It is meaningless to discuss faults now. The top priority is how to let our Kong family regain this situation. I don't care whether Du Ning is really important to the human race. I only know that no matter who it is,
, cannot humiliate my Holy Family."
"Shut up!"
The leading scholar of the Confucius family shouted angrily. This man's name was Kong Feng, and he was one of the elders of the Confucius family, with real power and status.
Kong Yu's expression changed and he didn't dare to respond.
"Don't talk about the holy family. Don't involve the shame Kong Chengan suffered on our Kong family. Who is he? Is he worthy of representing our family? If he has the ability, he will get back the lost shame himself.
, if you can't beat others, you go home and cry for father and mother. This is not the style of the Kong family!"
Kong Feng showed disgust, especially hating the way these people would impose honor and disgrace on the Kong family's reputation. This was disgusting.
Kong Yu retorted: "Cheng'an is my Kong family after all. Even if there is something wrong, the Kong family can only punish him. Therefore, it is wrong for Du Ning to hurt his literary courage. Isn't my brother willing to endure the humiliation?" "I don't think this is a shame. On the contrary, I think Du Ning did the right thing. Now our Kong family is so prosperous that the young people of the Kong family have forgotten that our Holy Family once also rose from poverty step by step.
We have come a long way and if we don’t teach the young people of the Kong family a lesson, those young people will never become great people." Kong Feng said.
"Brother, as a great scholar from the Most Holy Family, when he said these words, he was trying to boost others' ambitions, destroy his own prestige, and not be afraid of being laughed at by his brothers!" Kong Yu said angrily.
Kong Feng's expression changed, he thought for a moment, and said: "There will be a cultural conference of various countries soon. If any of the disciples of the Kong family are dissatisfied with Du Ning, they can come to me to sign up early tomorrow morning. I can
Make the decision to specially approve him to participate in the cultural conference. Whoever can beat Du Ning in the cultural conference of various countries will be directly listed as a candidate for the next generation of Yan Shenggong, and can even directly participate in the trials of various countries. If he cannot win, all applicants will be
Cancel the privileges of the Holy Family. Now, I will give them a chance to see if they can fight for our Kong family!"
"Brother, are you serious about what you said?"
Kong Yu's face lit up. If there was such a good opportunity, he would definitely not miss it easily.
After all, his Zhengqi pen was lost to Fan Hetao for no reason, which made him feel very unbalanced. Therefore, as long as he could target Du Ning, Kong Yu would do it without hesitation.
"As a brother, I am the elder of the clan, and once I say something, it is hard to follow him!"
Kong Feng spoke loudly and with authority.
"Okay!"
Kong Yu said: "I don't believe that Du Ning's talent can surpass that of my Kong family students. My Kong family students are the dragons of the human race. Du Ning does not deserve such a reputation. Brother, just watch and I will arrange a
The elites of the Confucius family participate in the cultural conference of various countries. If they lose, they are willing to accept the same punishment. My younger brother will say goodbye first."
After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands to everyone, showed a very confident smile, and then left the hall.
Seeing Kong Chengan still kneeling on the ground, he said: "Get up! I will make Du Ning pay back all the shame you have suffered!"
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguoyuedu to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. yeguoyuedu is available for Android and Apple.]
The tone is unquestionable and very confident.
"But the clan leader didn't speak..."
Kong Chengan was trembling and did not dare to get up casually.
"Don't worry, I will explain to the clan elders that you are standing up for me, and I will not let you suffer on my behalf."
Kong Yu said softly: "Go home! Get some rest early, and then go visit the National Cultural Conference. You only need to be responsible for ridiculing Du Ning to vent your anger when he fails."
"Yes."
Kong Chengan's face lit up and he quickly stood up.
The two left together.
"Humph!"
Kong Bao looked angry. He punished Kong Chengan by kneeling down to teach him a lesson, but Kong Yu took him away early.
However, he did not come forward to stop him after all, but thought in his mind that if the person recommended by Kong Yu was not better than Du Ning, he would let Kong Yu continue to kneel there on behalf of Kong Chengan.
"You brought it on yourself, you can't blame me." Kong Feng's eyes were bright.
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October 30.
According to past practice, the Holy Court held a cultural conference of all nations before the trials of all nations began.
The Literary Society of various countries is an important exchange activity for Jinshi students from various Chinese countries. In addition to poems and songs, there is also a special test, which is the famous "Li Yan Zhen Zhong".
After receiving the news, students from all over the world went to the cultural meeting hall of the Holy Academy to participate in this cultural meeting.
Du Ning walked side by side with his two classmates, Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue. They were obviously students going to participate in the cultural fair together, but he felt that many people were looking at him in different ways.
"Look, that person is Du Ning, a student from Yun State. It was he who had a literary fight with Kong Chengan and made Kong Chengan's literary courage crack."
"I heard that one of Du Ning's roommates is named Tian Feipeng and the other is named Fu Yue. They should be the two beside him. They can be roommates with Du Ning. I guess they are not ordinary people."
"Isn't that right! Tian Feipeng belongs to a wealthy family in Jingguo, and Fu Yue belongs to a wealthy family in Pingguo. They are famous!"
"The three of them standing together can be called the 'Three Outstanding Scholars'!"
"Amazing!"
There were sounds of boasting everywhere, but Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue felt very embarrassed.
Because it was Du Ning who became famous in the Holy Academy in one battle, Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue, as fellow students, also felt proud and became famous in the Holy Academy.
I don't know who gave them the nickname "Three Outstanding Scholars". If Du Ning's reputation spreads all over the world, Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue will also become famous.
Although it is a good thing, Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue are not very happy.
Because Du Ning's literary name is real, and they just got a wave of traffic because they were in the same room as Du Ning, so the "Three Outstanding Scholars" are all false names for them, not real names.
The faces of Ke Hongwei and the Confucian students who participated in the literary meeting were very unnatural. Kong Chengan's failure in the literary competition and the crack in his literary courage became a joke throughout Confucius City.
When others talk about this matter, Confucius students feel very embarrassed even if they think that the matter has nothing to do with them.
Especially Kong Chengan, who came to be an audience member of the cultural fair, was gnashing his teeth in his heart, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
"Master Du is famous, like thunder piercing his ears, and he lives in Nie Yinghua, the country of Wu."
A Confucian and Taoist scholar came to Du Ning and gave him a friendly hand.
This person has long hair shawl and wears a Confucian scarf. He is in his early twenties and has a green beard on his chin. He gives people the impression that he has read poetry and experienced many vicissitudes of life.
Both Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue knew this person's name, and they had originally intended to make friends through the National Cultural Association. Unexpectedly, the other party actually took the initiative to find him, and he really took advantage of Du Ning.
Du Ning remembered that he had heard two classmates mention Nie Yinghua, and said unexpectedly: "So it's Brother Nie, but he is the descendant of a famous historian from the Wu Kingdom?"
When Nie Yinghua saw that Du Ning seemed to have heard of him, he was even more happy: "It's Nie."
Then he said to Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue: "These two are Brother Tian and Brother Fu from Jingguo, right? I'm polite."
"I've met Brother Nie."
The two of them smiled and returned the gift.
"Those three dear brothers are truly outstanding talents. They will definitely be the backbone of the human race in the future. Please bear with me for a moment."
Nie Yinghua casually took out a small notebook and a writing brush from "The Universe in His Sleeves" and read while writing: "On October 30th, the Confucius Holy Academy met the three outstanding figures and went to the National Cultural Conference together..."
The three of them couldn't laugh or cry. Unexpectedly, Nie Yinghua came up and recorded the three of them. You must know that he was a historian. If he really wrote the three of them as "Three Heroes of Jinshi", it would definitely be a real historical title.
Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue suddenly felt that a literary name like "Three Heroes of Jinshi" was quite good. If they were included in the books, they would at least be famous in the books, even if they were not immortal.
Many people are extremely envious of Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue, who became Du Ning's roommates just because of their good luck. As soon as Du Ning became famous, the two of them also became famous, even if they did nothing.